Extended Outlook:There will be more east winds tomorrow and a much cooler day compared to today. Colorado Springs weather: Smoke in the forecast with sunshine ahead, Start your holiday travel at Colorado’s small airport, Silverado Ranch—Miles of beautiful trails and scenic lots. There was a problem saving your notification. Sunday: Sunny with a high of 76 degrees and winds between 5 and 10 mph. jessica.snouwaert@gazette.com, © 2020 Produced by Colorado Springs Gazette. There could be some smoke, especially looking west towards the mountains. PUEBLO: High: 99; Low: 64. We'll see a better chance for spotty storms on Sunday, with more rain chances through early next week. Smoke will be carried east from numerous wildfires burning across Colorado and Utah today. Conditions in Grand Junction will improve today in comparison to yesterday as smoke from the Trail Mountain fire moves north of I-70. Smoke from the Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, and the new Cameron Peak fires will likely keep blowing into southern Colorado today and tonight. Warm and windy today with a chance for smoke to be dense at times in and around Monument Hill, especially on the north side of the hill. The index reports the highest level of either carbon monoxide, fine particulates or ozone depending on which pollutant has the greatest hourly concentration. Smoke forecast across Utah and Colorado Tuesday and Wednesday. Warm and breezy with smoke that could be dense at times today. WALSENBURG/TRINIDAD: High: 90s; Low: 60s. Upright sandstone formation in the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs. CANON CITY: High: 97; Low: 65. Action Day for Fine Particulates remains in effect for the Front Range region with the continued threat for heavy smoke, particularly in Larimer and Boulder counties near local wildfires. We'll be mostly dry tomorrow, but easterly winds could try and spark a stray storm in El Paso County, or over our southern mountains. Smoke in Colorado. Values greater than 100 for carbon monoxide, fine particulates and ozone indicate exceedances of the pollutant's state and federal standards. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Hot and breezy today with smokey skies likely in and around the mountains just outside of town. Friday temperatures will reach 76 degrees with winds between 5 and 10 mph and an overnight low of 43 degrees. Sunny to partly cloudy. Jessica is a reporter at The Gazette. Year-Round Gardening: Is a pre-winter garden cleanup needed? Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke Issued for Grand County Issued at 9:00 AM MDT, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Affected Area: Grand County. COLORADO SPRINGS: High: 93; Low: 61. Nevertheless, smoke from smaller fires, prescribed fires, and/or smoke from new fires not yet known to CDPHE air quality meteorologists may cause locally heavy smoke. http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/advisory.aspx Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. "Plan on dry time for the rest of this forecast.". High 68F. We'll likely notice smoke up by Monument Hill, and especially west into the foothills. Colorado Springs is expected to see more haze in the area Friday as smoke from fires burning in northern Colorado and the Wyoming border spread across the front range, according Here's the rest of this week's forecast from the National Weather Service: Saturday: Sunny with a high of 69 degrees and winds between 5 and 10 mph. Overnight we'll be dry and mild but there could be clouds that push in from the plains and give us a low cloud deck early tomorrow morning. Low 22F. If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/air_quality.aspx, ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY INDEX: Monday: Sunny with a high of 82 degrees and winds between 5 and 10 mph. Mainly clear. COLORADO SPRINGS: High: 93; Low: 61. http://www.enviroflash.info/signup.cfm, Outside the Front Range/Denver Metro Area. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.. Tuesday: Sunny with a high of 80 degrees and winds between 5 and 10 mph. Today’s Forecast:We're going to be windy across the region today and hot. You have permission to edit this article. Action Days trigger voluntary pollution prevention measures, which may vary by season, and public health recommendations. Locations include, but are not limited to Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Parshall. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Interactive real-time wildfire and forest fire map for Colorado. Hot and windy today with sunny skies and afternoon clouds. Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke Issued for Grand County Issued at 9:00 AM MDT, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Affected Area: Grand County. Access all of our premium content, get unlimited digital access and more! See it today, El Paso County Public Health fields more than 8,750 complaints, questions about COVID restrictions, Harrison School District 2 board ousts one superintendent from its dual leadership model, Woodland Park offense stalls versus Delta | Game of the Week, Cheapskate: This column will make you want a cheesesteak, Aurora’s crime spikes as pols lean on police, GUEST COLUMN: Media’s double standard on the Second Amendment. Locations include, but are not limited to Grand Lake, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Parshall. An air quality warning was issued until 9 a.m. Friday for El Paso, Morgan, Washington, Yuma, Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne counties. The next several days are expected to be sunny then temperatures are predicted to rise into the 80s early next week. If there is smoke in your neighborhood, see the public health recommendations below. Colorado 4-year-olds get a new book, "The Little Red Fort", Six things to do around Colorado this weekend: Illustrators show, Zoo Boos, spikeball, Polar Express, cyber poetry, opera, Colorado Springs family invites everyone in town to check out their Halloween house, PHOTOS: East Troublesome Fire Grows to Second-Largest Fire in Colorado History, JESSICA SNOUWAERT Air Quality Index values between 0-50 are good, 51-100 moderate, 101-150 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 unhealthy, 201-300 very unhealthy, and over 300 hazardous. The latest breaking news, delivered straight to your email! Very hot and windy today with high level haze and smoke possible later today. The AIR QUALITY INDEX reports the daily level of air pollution on an hourly basis. Action Days for air pollutants generally indicate that air quality will be in either the Unhealthy or Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups categories according to the Air Quality Index. TRI-LAKES: High: 80s; Low: 50s. Hot and windy today with sunny skies and afternoon clouds. "Sunday will be a couple degrees warmer but hotter air arrives for much of next week - back into the 80s for many," Gazette news partner KKTV reported. Tips to jessica.snouwaert@gazette.com. This map is managed by the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and is updated with information on fires 100 acres or larger. Public health recommendations for areas affected by smoke: